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Japan earthquake spotlights nation’s disaster preparedness

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Japan. While there are no reports of significant damage, how are the Japanese responding a year and a half after the country's previous tsunami disaster?

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck this morning off the coast of Japan causing a relatively small tsunami and an evacuation of coastal areas. There have been no reports of significant damage.

Yumiko Ono, managing editor for the Wall Street Journal’s Japanese language website, joins us from Tokyo to share Japan’s media response and market reaction.

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